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There is a dune looming behind the beach.206 views
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There's a footpath on top of the limestone cliffs that leads to some caves.206 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.206 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.206 views
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Sand.206 views
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It was warm enough so we decided to go for a swim.206 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...206 views
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By then it was raining hard so I packed my camera and used Aco's waterproof P&S camera instead.206 views
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Along the women's GS course.206 views
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Cracks in the glacier.206 views
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Following the groomed snow.206 views
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Maria Riesch.206 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.206 views
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Looking south: Mokrica, Košutna, Kalški greben, Krvavec.206 views
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Yay! :)206 views
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Sliding down the scree from the Kokra Saddle was the most tiresome part of the whole climb.206 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.206 views
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Charles Bridge (Karlův most).206 views
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Katka along Vltava.206 views
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Funny sign.206 views
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The magnificent Mt. Planjava and the chapel in the foreground.206 views
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Trail.206 views
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Mists in the valley.206 views
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The light slowly turned pink.206 views
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Mt. Planjava was still lit by the sun.206 views
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The fog stayed above the trees.206 views
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Afterwards we drove and hiked around Pokljuka a bit.206 views
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Sweet light.206 views
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Blue skies and puffy clouds.206 views
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Sunrise.206 views
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Mokrice Castle estate.206 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.206 views
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.206 views
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Škocjan village on top of the collapsed valley.206 views
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Ljubljana could be seen in the distance - can you spot the Ljubljana Castle?206 views
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Spring in the valley.206 views
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Waiting for the sunrise205 views
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Sheep were still grazing. The tourists werent, they just took pictures.205 views
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The light was getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute.205 views
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Andrea Fischbacher.205 views
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Do you see rain drops?205 views
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Piles of snow concealing the cabins.205 views
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.205 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.205 views
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In the afternoon we continued past Morro Jable to the south. From this lokout the city beaches can be seen.205 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.205 views
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Looking out the cave.205 views
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The weather was clearing up while we were sitting on top of the cliff, enjoyed the views and drank beer. :)205 views
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Limestone.205 views
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O hai! :)205 views
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A windsurfer.205 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.205 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.205 views
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Velika planina.205 views
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Further up near the summit fog suddenly enveloped me.205 views
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Another instance of posing. :)205 views
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Dramatic clouds.205 views
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No fog to the north.205 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.205 views
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Sorica.205 views
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The Tiefenbach cable car.205 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.205 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.205 views
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Panorama.205 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.205 views
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The views towards the east revealed a smoggy layer in the valley.205 views
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.205 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.205 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.205 views
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Golden light.205 views
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Ojstrica.205 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.205 views
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Piran from the town wall.205 views
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A tower with a view.205 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.205 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.204 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.204 views
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The bridge and last sun rays.204 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)204 views
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I always like backlit trees.204 views
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At the top.204 views
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Kiddie pool.204 views
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The water is not very warm and the wind blows all the time, so we opted to just sit on the beach for a while and leave swimming for some other time.204 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.204 views
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The wind was quite strong but it didn't make big waves.204 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.204 views
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Road.204 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.204 views
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On the dune.204 views
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We were already in the clouds.204 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...204 views
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... one of them from very close!204 views
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The edge.204 views
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Silhouette.204 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.204 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.204 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.204 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.204 views
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Finally, the real peak. We'd been fooled by two lower peaks only to realize that there was still a long way to go.204 views
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Dolgi hrbet is a precipitous ridge, a heaven for climbers.204 views
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Kočna.204 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?204 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.204 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.204 views
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Sorica.204 views
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Due to fresh snow the pistes were less than optimally prepared.204 views
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Shadow.204 views
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Manuela Moelgg.204 views
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More ski pistes in the distance.204 views
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I took a country road above Dovje and drove for a while until I came across a clearing with nice views.204 views
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.204 views
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The Kamnik Alps.204 views
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Alpenglow towards the east.204 views
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Javorniki.204 views
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.204 views
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Going down was easy!204 views
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First light.204 views
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Last sun rays from Mangart pass.204 views
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More crazy clouds over the Bakar Bay.203 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)203 views
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The light of the setting sun through the clouds was magical.203 views
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Tübingen's Collegiate Church.203 views
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The panoramic view from the top cable car station.203 views
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Clouds, cable car and a skier.203 views
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On the way back I took photos of some dilapidated building and junk around them.203 views
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Soft and blue.203 views
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Trees sulhouetted against the pink sky.203 views
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.203 views
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Returning to the north we stopped at the Corralejo dunes. Yellow sand and turquoise sea, it was a beautiful sight.203 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.203 views
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Interesting wisps of clouds.203 views
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Number 6.203 views
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Colorful hills.203 views
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Remember these hills?203 views
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The beach.203 views
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At the Betancuria pass again. The clouds had descended almost all the way down to the road.203 views
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Lanzarote landscape.203 views
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Back in the forest I couldn't stop wondering at its lush green color.203 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.203 views
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Cheeky young ibex.203 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.203 views
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Finally Jaka caved in and took a bandage for his knee.203 views
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.203 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.203 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.203 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)203 views
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Skuta.203 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.203 views
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Grintovec.203 views
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Larches and pine below the Jež ridge.203 views
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Mists over the meadow dissipated in a matter of minutes.203 views
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The trees glowed in the sun.203 views
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Lindsey Vonn.203 views
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A photo taken through the bus window of the fog in the valley.203 views
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.203 views
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Carlo Janka at the press center.203 views
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Larches.203 views
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.203 views
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Cojz hut.203 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).203 views
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View from Vyšehrad.203 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.203 views
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Along Vltava at dusk.203 views
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Then I hiked around looking for untrampled snow.203 views
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Red clouds.203 views
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The Kamnik Alps in the background.203 views
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Velika planina.203 views
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Mali grad chapel.203 views
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The larch and the moon.202 views
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Vineyards202 views
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Pokljuka forests.202 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)202 views
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A 50mm-lens for landscape photography?202 views
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A pile of logs at the side of the road.202 views
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Looking up from the finish arena.202 views
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I didn't really take many photos of the racers as the fence was in the way.202 views
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Vast slopes.202 views
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Tanja Poutiainen.202 views
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The winners: Didier Cuche (2nd), Daniel Albrecht (1st) and Ted Ligety (3rd).202 views
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